CHAPTER 1831: CHAPTER 1832: SEND A REAL FIGHTER

"Do you know each other?" Sun Ce was somewhat surprised, after all, it was the first time he and his sister had come to the North.

You shrugged and said, "Maybe my appearance is too ordinary."

"What! Weren’t you just confronting that black-faced big bearded guy in the main hall?" The woman’s words made you remember that it was this voice that mocked the reckless Zhang Fei earlier.

Without waiting for your response, the woman circled you once, then looked at you with slightly surprised eyes: "How strange, why do you have the aura of our master on you?"

You furrowed your brows slightly, looking at Sun Ce. Initially, you didn’t notice, but on closer inspection, you discovered that Sun Ce’s Five Elements attribute was fire, and the Qi Force he cultivated was pure fire attribute. On him, you sensed a very familiar aura, and suddenly came to a realization, sighing: "What a small world, I didn’t expect us to be fellow disciples."

Sun Ce laughed heartily: "You just figured it out, my good junior brother!"

"Ah, so he’s the little junior brother that Master mentioned in the letter!" The woman circled you again, a cute dimple appearing on her delicate face, "I really didn’t expect the little junior brother to be so tall, even my brother can’t compare to you. Why is your Five Elements breath so strong, particularly the Wood attribute is perfect? How strange, Master said in his letter that you haven’t been in the sect long. My brother and I have been training for so many years, yet our perfection in the Five Elements attributes doesn’t match yours."

You shrugged, although it was the first meeting, you had a good impression of this little senior sister. Her innocence and liveliness were something you had never experienced before. Looking at the woman, you smiled and said: "Perhaps it’s due to my physique. I just didn’t expect to meet two fellow disciples here, especially since Master never mentioned the sect to me."

"Naturally, because Master only has you, my elder brother, and me as disciples." The woman suddenly clapped her hands, saying, "Hey, where did that big stick you were holding just now go? It must be very heavy, come on, let me see it."

"I didn’t bring it when I came out, it’s in the courtyard. That stick isn’t for someone like you to play with." You didn’t mention the weight of the Verdict; on one hand, you weren’t sure yourself, and on the other, you didn’t fully trust Sun Ce and his sister. Even among fellow disciples, in this chaotic world, even father and son could become enemies, let alone those with no emotional foundation.

"Stingy! Hmph!" The woman was obviously a naive young lady, lively and active, perhaps overly pampered by her parents and brother.

What caught your attention was that when the woman circled you, you smelled a subtle fragrance from her, a natural body aroma; meanwhile, you noticed that like Ren Hongchang, this woman had a pure Five Elements physical condition, she should be Water attribute. As Hua Tuo said, finding someone with a pure Five Elements physical condition among the Great Thousand World was as hard as climbing to heaven. These people are one in a million.

This was also the reason you pursued Ren Hongchang so intensely; however, the woman in front of you was impossible, given her status and that you were fellow disciples. You couldn’t use excessive force.

"I’m not stingy, it’s just..."

At this moment, a thunderous drumbeat suddenly sounded, echoing across the sky over Chenliu City, causing tumult throughout the city.

"What’s going on?" You looked toward Sun Ce.

Sun Ce’s face showed a trace of seriousness but more a look of eager desire: "Hmph, they’ve finally come knocking!"

Meanwhile, the Eighteen Local Lords sitting in the main hall also heard the booming drumbeat. Before long, a messenger soldier rushed in: "Report! To the Alliance Hierarch, General Hua Xiong under Dong Zhuo’s command has brought fifty thousand troops to challenge us!"

"Hua Xiong? Who’s Hua Xiong? I’ve never heard of him." Someone quickly spoke up.

Seated below Yuan Shao’s right, Cao Cao smiled and said, "That Hua Xiong is a valiant general under Dong Zhuo’s command, ranked fourth if I may say."

Dong Zhuo had many powerful generals; upon hearing Hua Xiong was ranked fourth, the lords exchanged glances, none daring to speak first.

At this moment, a vassal stood up proudly, loudly announcing: "I have a sub-general, Liu Sandao, who can take Hua Xiong’s head within three moves!"

Yuan Shao immediately applauded: "In that case, let Liu Sandao go forth!"

Outside Chenliu City, Hua Xiong sat alone on horseback on the battlefield, holding a long knife, coldly watching the slowly opening city gate.

"Hah! Hah! Hah!" As an armored general rode out, the soldiers on the city wall shouted in unison, their momentum overwhelming.

"Are you Hua Xiong?" Liu Sandao raised his big blade, pointing at Hua Xiong.

"Enough talk, come and die!" Hua Xiong sneered, as if showing no regard for the person before him.

Liu Sandao roared angrily, pulled tightly on the reins, and charged fiercely at Hua Xiong.

The first strike, fast as lightning, all the people on the city wall saw was a flash of white light!

"Clang!"

Hua Xiong’s body didn’t even move; he effortlessly raised his long knife to block Liu Sandao’s first strike.

The second strike, as if a cascading waterfall, the long knife slashed down, like a thousand horses charging — "Pfft!"

Liu Sandao suddenly spat a mouthful of blood, his expression of disbelief slowly lowered his head; at this moment, his chest had already been pierced by Hua Xiong’s long knife!

Watching Liu Sandao fall, Hua Xiong swung his long knife sideways, the blood carried from Liu Sandao’s body completely swept away, not a drop staining the blade.

"Tell Yuan Shao to find someone who can fight; this trifling skill dares to put on a show. If your so-called allies don’t come out, let Yuan Shao bring his head to see me, hahaha!" Hua Xiong sneered, looking arrogantly ahead.

"Report—" The messenger soldier rushed into the hall again, saying to the vassals, "General Liu Sandao was killed in two rounds, and, also."

"Speak, tell the truth!" Yuan Shao barked angrily at the soldier’s hesitation.

"That Hua Xiong said if we don’t send someone out, let the Alliance Hierarch bring his head to meet him."

"Outrageous, absolutely outrageous!" Yuan Shao slammed the table, angrily shouting, "If Yan Liang and Wen Chou were here, Hua Xiong would not dare be so arrogant!"

"Alliance Hierarch, don’t worry, I have General Pan Feng, who can take Hua Xiong’s head!"

Soon after, the messenger soldier returned: "Report! General Pan Feng was defeated by Hua Xiong and slain!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. As the crowd started to murmur, Liu Bei, seated at the end, curled his lips slightly, giving Guan Yu a hint with his eyes. Guan Yu nodded, stepped forward boldly, and addressed Yuan Shao: "General Guan Yu is willing to go kill Hua Xiong."

The people looked at each other, and Yuan Shu, seated to Yuan Shao’s left, stood up, looking at Guan Yu, saying: "Pan Feng couldn’t defeat Hua Xiong; why are you going to throw your life away? Can it be that in the grand Eighteen Towns vassal army, no one can oppose Hua Xiong?"

"Oh, Gonglu, that’s not right." Cao Cao smiled, stood up, and said, "This man has a voice like a bell, a sturdy physique, clearly exceptional in martial arts. Since he has the courage to challenge Hua Xiong, let’s honor his wish."

With that, Cao Cao lifted a cup of wine from his table, raising it before Guan Yu, and said: "General, please drink; when you return triumphant, I will reward you richly."

"Keep the wine warm; I’ll be back shortly!"

With that, Guan Yu prepared to leave with his knife; at that moment, another messenger soldier rushed in, announcing to everyone: "Report! An anonymous general has leaped from the city wall and is now battling Hua Xiong for over ten rounds!"

"Oh!" Cao Cao, who spent his life discovering talents, heard that someone could leap from the city wall dozens of meters high and fight Hua Xiong fiercely; his eyes shone with excitement as he cried, "Let’s go see!"